Hotel Review For The Hotel Ukraina

Would I Stay Here? After today's experience, I would prefer to stay someplace else, like the nearby, far superior Radisson.

I Arrived With High Expectations...
...And Left With Huge Disappointment.
The best thing about it? The nearby Pinocchio's
Pizza Restaurant!

I came to the Hotel Ukraina with great expectations. The Leningradskaya Hotel, which has a similar building, was fascinating to see and I had heard that the Ukraina was a mixture of old and new. I expected it to be better.

Well, I left the Ukraina with great disappointment. This is a "pass the buck" hotel. The front desk wouldn't let me see the rooms. They referred me to the reservation department. The reservation department sent me to the sales department. The sales department gave me 5 different excuses and finished by saying I had to put my request in writing to the director. Very unimpressive. I can't believe they are rated 4 stars.

Well, I got on the elevator and saw some guest floors in this 849 room hotel. The corridors are old. I got a peak at some guest rooms, thanks to the cleaning ladies. The rooms have hardwood floors, and old furnishings. I imagine the rooms from the top floors must have some very interesting views.

I was given the impression this hotel was a really nice place, before I visited. Now I think it is just so-so. The Leningradskaya Hotel, which has similar Stalinst architecture, is far more interesting in my opinion.

In exploring the neighborhood around the Ukraina, I found a great little pizza restaurant called "Pinocchio's." This restaurant also has excellent bathrooms. Location: 86/2 Kootoozovski Prospect, behind the hotel.

Submitted by a reader on February 13, 2005:

Hi,

My Russian wife and I stayed there last February. We had a standard double. The room wasn't anything special. Old furniture, and a 12' ceiling. It was obvious the room had been cut in half. The bath was up to western standards.

The hotel staff was not interested in much to do with the guests. The breakfast buffet (included) was the biggest and best I had experienced since the previous years trip to Sochi. I would recommend this hotel to anyone on a budget. Many websites offer this room at around $100.00 US.

Thanks for all the good info on this site.

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